The enforcement record
A complaint is filed by the Commission; the order that stops an operation is issued by a court.
Named FTC actions, the Business Opportunity Rule, and what each filing asked for — described by the regulator's own documents.
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Leading the sectionSeven Days, and a Document, Before Any Money Moves
The FTC's Business Opportunity Rule requires sellers to hand over a specific disclosure form — and then wait — before a prospective buyer can be charged a cent.
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A Blessing Loom in Arkansas, and the Order That Ended It
The FTC pursued Blessings in No Time under pyramid and Business Opportunity Rule authority. The complaint's facts and the court's final order are the record.
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What a Coaching Pitch Has to Prove Before It Can Quote a Figure
The FTC's case against Traffic and Funnels established what "substantiation" means in practice when a coaching company quotes income figures to prospects.
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Ganadores, Stopped Before the Marketing Changed
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$125 Million In, by the Commission's Count, Before the Receiver Arrived
Two high-ticket coaching schemes, two federal court orders, one summer — and what the receiver found when the books were finally opened.
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Eleven Hundred Letters Telling Companies What the Law Already Said
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The 2024 Rule on Reviews the FTC Said Were Never Real
The Federal Trade Commission's August 2024 final rule on fake reviews closes a gap that endorsement guidance alone could not fill.
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Two Disclosure Rules, and What Each One Asks For
The FTC has two separate disclosure frameworks for paid-entry selling arrangements. Which one applies changes what a seller must hand over before money moves.
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Before the Federal Complaint, and After the Consent Order
State attorneys general have their own enforcement records on online earnings fraud — and in several cases they moved first, moved further, or moved after a federal settlement proved insufficient.
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